A former day-service worker for disabled children has been arrested for allegedly s*xually ass@ulting and producing child p0rn0graphy of a 5-year-old girl with a disability, Tokyo police said Monday.
The police suspect Takaya Goto, 46, took the girl to his apartment, where he ab#sed her and filmed the abuse on his smartphone in late February 2024 while transporting her between a facility in Matsudo, Chiba Prefecture, and her home.
Goto, a Tokyo resident, denied the allegations, telling investigators he did not remember the incident. He was also quoted as telling investigators, “Kindergarteners and elementary school students are s*xual targets.”
Investigators have found videos showing multiple children with disabilities being subjected to s*xual acts and are probing links to Goto.
Police received a tip in November. The facility has already closed and Goto had been working at another children’s facility in Tokyo, investigators said.